Football West State Cup
| Organising body | Football West |
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| Founded | 1899 |
| Region | Western Australia |
| Number of teams | 65 (in 2021) |
| Qualifier for | FFA Cup |
| Current champions | 2021 Floreat Athena (8th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Perth SC (Azzurri, Italia) (13 titles) |
| Website | FootballWest.com.au |
 2021 Football West State Cup | |
The Football West State Cup is a soccer competition held between clubs in the Australian state of Western Australia, known as the Belt Up Cup for sponsorship reasons. It serves as preliminary rounds for the FFA Cup, with the 2 finalists also entering the final stages of that competition.
History[]
Several knockout competitions have been held since 1895 in various forms,[1] with one of the two major Western Australian knockout cup competitions initially called the Challenge Cup, from 1903 to 1959 as the Challenge Cup and Shield, between 1960 and 1995 as the D’Orsogna Cup, and since that time with a number of naming rights sponsors.
The other major knockout competition in Western Australia was the Charity Cup, held between 1903 and 1961. This was considered the pre-eminent cup competition prior to the Second World War.[1]
Since 2014, this knockout competition has also served as preliminary rounds for the FFA Cup, with Western Australia represented by the 2 finalists, along with the A-League club Perth Glory FC.[2]
Current Cup Competitions (since 2014)[]
The current format is also a qualifying completion for the FFA Cup, where both the finalists qualify for the Round of 32.
| Competition and Year | Winner | FFA Cup Qualification | Qualifiers | |
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| Cool Ridge Cup 2014 | Bayswater City | 2014 FFA Cup Preliminary Rounds | Bayswater City Stirling Lions | |
| Cool Ridge Cup 2015 | Sorrento FC | 2015 FFA Cup Preliminary Rounds | Perth SC Sorrento FC | |
| Cool Ridge Cup 2016 | Floreat Athena | 2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds | Cockburn City Floreat Athena | |
| State Cup 2017 | Western Knights | 2017 FFA Cup preliminary rounds | Sorrento FC Western Knights | |
| Belt Up Cup 2018 | Armadale | 2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds | Armadale Gwelup Croatia | |
| Belt Up Cup 2019 | Floreat Athena | 2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds | Bayswater City Floreat Athena | |
| State Cup 2020 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia | |||
| Belt Up State Cup 2021 | Floreat Athena | 2021 FFA Cup preliminary rounds | ECU Joondalup Floreat Athena | |
| 2022 FFA Cup preliminary rounds | ||||
Recent Cup Competitions 1996–2013[]
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D’Orsogna Cup 1960–1995[]
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Challenge Cup and Shield 1899–1959[]
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Notes:
- 1 In 1898 the Challenge Cup – originally known as the Wilson Cup – was awarded to the league champions, Civil Service.[1]
- 2 round-robin format.[1]
- 3 reduced war-time competition.[1]
References:[5]
Charity Cup 1903–1961[]
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Notes:
- 1 won on replay, after original match was drawn.
- 2 won on second replay, after both original match and first replay were drawn.
References:[1]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kreider, R.N. (2012) Paddocks to Pitches. The Definitive History of Western Australian Football. Published by SportsWest Media
- ^ "Structure of the NPL & State League" (PDF). footballwest.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "State Cup Final this Saturday". footballwest.com.au. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Football West competition return date". Football West. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Football WA Past Seasons". Retrieved 15 February 2015.
Categories:
- Football West State Cup
- Soccer cup competitions in Australia
- Soccer in Western Australia